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Posted by Jeff on March 1, 2010 · 10 Comments
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
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Posted by Jeff on February 18, 2010 · 19 Comments
The August 2009 blog post – You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous – has been one of the more contentious posts on this blog. As measured by the number of comments to that post, it seems it hit a raw nerve.1 I believe that the firestorm was based, not only [...]
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Posted by Jeff on December 31, 2009 · 10 Comments
It’s the end of the year so…this seems like a logical time to rummage through the (mental) closet. Here are some of the things I found. They are listed in no particular order.
Life on a Roller Coaster
- There are two blogs that best describe the A.D.D. life: “The ADHD Roller Coaster” and “18 Channels – [...]
Posted by Jeff on October 7, 2009 · 39 Comments
If God is all knowing and powerful; if God created every living (and non-living) thing; if God already knows what the future holds, then is it possible for human beings to have free will? Free will assumes that humans are able to make choices in accord with their own desires. But how is this possible? [...]
Posted by Jeff on August 26, 2009 · 21 Comments
The “Gift or Curse” debate about A.D.D. is really a debate over how to “live” science and how to live one’s life. It is a debate – a battle – between “the science” and “the self.”
The science paints a dismal picture of A.D.D.ers as people who are more likely to have financial problems, career problems, [...]
Posted by Jeff on August 8, 2009 · 103 Comments
This is very bad news for those who want to believe that having A.D.D./A.D.H.D. is like having fairy dust with magical powers. Even worse, this is bad news for those who promote this snake-oil nonsense. So what’s the news? Simply stated, there are NO positive aspects of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. That’s right! If you have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. you [...]
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Posted by Jeff on July 29, 2009 · 8 Comments
Sorry, Virginia, but I have bad news. There is no Santa Claus and there is no cure for A.D.D./A.D.H.D. At a later time we can examine the Santa Claus issue but, for now, I would like to examine the “Cure for A.D.D.” issue.
1. There is no cure for A.D.D. because there is nothing to cure. [...]